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All Journalism Is Tech Journalism Now

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As reported on TechCrunch. by JON EVANS I am about to commit an act of meta-journalism. I’m sorry. I hate meta-journalism. I unfollowed GigaOm’s Mathew Ingram (a fine writer) on Twitter some time ago because I could not muster any more interest in articles about articles and blog posts about blogging. I believe that journalists (like people in most professions) vastly overestimate their own importance, significance, and interestingness. But I suppose if I’m going to go meta, an…

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FCC streamlines rules for aircraft broadband, promotes widespread in-flight WiFi

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As reported on Engadget. By Amol Koldhekar The Federal Communications Commission adopted a Report and Order today that updated regulatory requirements needed to provide broadband services on aircraft. In short, the commission has designated Earth Stations Aboard Aircraft — the broadband modules placed on the exterior of aircraft — as a licensed application and established a set regulatory process for future providers. What this means is that airlines will be able to select FCC-approved systems, verify that…

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Race Fan Builds F1 Car in His Garden Shed

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As reported on Wired. BY ALEXANDER GEORGE Photo: Sam Collins for Car and Driver/Used with permission   Kevin Thomas has a bit more mechanical knowledge than the average Formula 1 fan, and he’s used it to cobble together an F1 racer using cast-off parts and eBay bits. The enterprising Briton, not having the hectares of cash needed to buy a modern Formula 1 racer, decided to build one. In his garden shed. Using spare parts. The…

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Apple pulls Samsung Galaxy S III Mini from patent battle

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As reported on The Verge. By Bryan Bishop Samsung scored a win today, as Apple agreed in a court filing to pull its infringement claims against the Galaxy S III Mini. The device had been accused along with anassortment of other devices in the second legal battle the two companies are engaged in with Judge Lucy Koh. Apple had included the Galaxy S III Mini because it was available for sale through Amazon.com, but Samsung argued that the device had…

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In Praise Of Dangerous Toys

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As reported on TechCrunch. by JOHN BIGGS When I was growing up, my dad taught me that potassium nitrate, sulphur, and charcoal made gunpowder. He told me that you could add iron to the mix to get a red flame and that acids wouldn’t eat through your test tube. Then he sent me into the basement to make whatever I wanted while he read the paper. That was, arguably, a long time ago. All that’s changed. As…

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13 Former Criminals Who Turned Their Life Around

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As reported on Businessinsider.com by Vivian Giang and Samantha Cortez Everyone deserves a second chance. And ex-criminals like Frank William Abagnale — the man who inspired ‘Catch Me If You Can‘ — and rap mogul Jay-Z prove that anyone can turn their lives around if given the chance. We’ve compiled a list of 13 people — including a former Mafia member and a former target on FBI’s Most Wanted list — with inspiring stories. Former hacker Kevin Mitnick was on…

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Pentagon Preps Stealth Strike Force to Counter China

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As reported on Wired. BY DAVID AXE F-22s and a B-2 fly over Guam in 2009. Photo: Air Force   The U.S. military has begun a staged, five-year process that will see each of its three main stealth warplane types deployed to bases near China. When the deployments are complete in 2017, Air Force F-22s and B-2s and Marine Corps F-35s could all be within striking range of America’s biggest economic rival at the same time. With Beijing now…

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EA removes links to weapon companies from Medal of Honor Warfighter website

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As reported on Polygon. By ALEXA RAY CORRIEA A “virtual showroom” linking Medal of Honor Warfighter to real-life products from its gunmaker marketing partners illustrates how the firearms and video game industries have “quietly forged a mutually beneficial marketing relationship,” according to The New York Times. The subpage on the official website for Medal of Honor Warfighter displayed information for the McMillan Group and Magpul, two weapon manufacturers, and allowed viewers to peruse guns, knives and other combat gear depicted in Warfighter. Magpul and…

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Inside Snapchat, The Little Photo-Sharing App That Launched A Sexting Scare

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As reported on TechCrunch. by JORDAN CROOK It started with an assumption, really. Snapchat, a photo-sharing application that auto-destroys images seconds after being opened, launched in September 2011 with zero media coverage. A homegrown product, built by two Stanford guys, grew to now see over 50 million snaps per day today. In fact, Facebook launched a clone of the app just Friday. It wasn’t until the company made its first milestone announcement, nine months after launch, that the media picked up…

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